1660s, "stopper, wedge," from Latin embolus "piston of a pump," from Greek embolos "peg, stopper; anything pointed so as to be easily thrust in," also "a tongue (of land), beak (of a ship)," from emballein "to insert, throw in, invade" (see emblem). Medical sense in reference to obstruction of a blood vessel is from 1866. Related: Embolic.
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1. I think she's a prime candidate for a pulmonary embolus.
我认为她初步的原因是肺部的拴塞物.
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2. Such a saddle embolus is a cause for sudden death.
鞍状栓子是猝死原因.
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3. Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel an embolus.
血液流经心脏和血管的运动.
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4. What is the incidence and mortality from amniotic fluid embolus ( AFE )?